Palaeophasianus

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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Gruiformes
Family:	Geranoididae
Genus:	Paleophasianus ; Shufeldt,1913
species
	Paleophasianus meleagroides; Shufeldt,1913
Synonyms
	?Geranoides;

Paleophasianus is a extinct genus of flightless Geranoididae bird that lived in North America during the Eocene period. Shufeldt classified Paleophasianus as a Galliform when described at 1913, and later transferred to Cracidae in 1964 by Brodkorb. However Cracraft 1968 had placed it to Gruiformes. ^[1]

References

^ Cracraft, Joel (August 1969). "Systematics and Evolution of the Gruiformes (Clas,Aves)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. {{cite journal}}: line feed character in |title= at position 44 (help)

[1] Cracraft, Joel (August 1969). "Systematics and Evolution of the Gruiformes (Clas,Aves)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. {{cite journal}}: line feed character in |title= at position 44 (help)

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